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Violinist David Grimal has recorded Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin three times. In the interview-format booklet (it is apparently a self-interview), he says that in his first recording, "I was totally reckless, in the surge of youth." This reading isn't exactly reckless, but when it comes to tempo rubato in the dance movements, Grimal still goes farther out onto the edge than most other violinists. Sample the opening Allemande of the Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002. The great Chaconne in the Partita No. 2, BWV 1004, he has good control over the long line, aided by a Baroque bow that enables agility in the complex double- and triple-stopping. He also uses pure gut strings, which have a rich, attractive sheen. The pitch, owing to a detail in the construction of Grimal's 1710 Stradivarius, is a'=440 hz, not a lower Baroque pitch. Perhaps the best way of looking at this reading is that it deftly combines traits from the historical performance movement with those from the golden-age violin tradition. A major attraction is the sound from La Dolce Volta, recorded fairly close-up in an idiomatic abbey space that respects the music's intimate dimensions. Amid a flood of new recordings of these pieces, Grimal's manages distinctive qualities.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
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DISC 2
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - David Grimal, Violin, MainArtist
2023 La Dolce Volta 2023 La Prima Volta
Album review
Violinist David Grimal has recorded Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin three times. In the interview-format booklet (it is apparently a self-interview), he says that in his first recording, "I was totally reckless, in the surge of youth." This reading isn't exactly reckless, but when it comes to tempo rubato in the dance movements, Grimal still goes farther out onto the edge than most other violinists. Sample the opening Allemande of the Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002. The great Chaconne in the Partita No. 2, BWV 1004, he has good control over the long line, aided by a Baroque bow that enables agility in the complex double- and triple-stopping. He also uses pure gut strings, which have a rich, attractive sheen. The pitch, owing to a detail in the construction of Grimal's 1710 Stradivarius, is a'=440 hz, not a lower Baroque pitch. Perhaps the best way of looking at this reading is that it deftly combines traits from the historical performance movement with those from the golden-age violin tradition. A major attraction is the sound from La Dolce Volta, recorded fairly close-up in an idiomatic abbey space that respects the music's intimate dimensions. Amid a flood of new recordings of these pieces, Grimal's manages distinctive qualities.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 02:11:27
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: David Grimal
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label: La Dolce Volta
- Genre: Classical
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